Sodium cyanoborohydride
Agent Name
Sodium cyanoborohydride
CAS Number
25895-60-7
Formula
C-H3-B-N.Na
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Borate(1-), (cyano-kappaC)trihydro-, sodium (1:1), (T-4)-; Borate(1-), (cyano-kappaC)trihydro-, sodium, (T-4)-; Sodium cyanotrihydroborate; [ChemIDplus] (T-4)-(Cyano-kappaC)trihydroborate(1-) sodium (1:1); Sodium (cyano-C)trihydroborate(1-); Sodium borocyanohydride; Sodium cyanohydridoborate; [Merck Index] Sodium cyanotrihydridoborate; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] UN3134
Category
Metalloid Compounds (Boron)
Description
White hygroscopic solid; [Merck Index] White powder; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as a reducing agent (aldehydes, ketones, oximes, and enamines); Also used for reductive amination, reductive alkylation, reductive displacement, and deoxygenation; [Merck Index]
Comments
Reacts with water evolving extremely flammable gases; Causes burns; Highly toxic by ingestion, inhalation, and skin absorption; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Water-reactive solid, toxic, n.o.s."
Adverse Effects
Dermatotoxin
Skin burns
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
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